come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century" introduce or send as immigrants; "Britain immigrated many colonists to America" migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island
If someone immigrates to a particular country, they come to live or work in that country, after leaving the country where they were born. a Russian-born professor who had immigrated to the United States He immigrated from Ulster in 1848 10,000 people are expected to immigrate in the next two years. to come into a country in order to live there permanently emigrate (past participle of immigrare , from migrare; MIGRATE)
vi to come into a new country, region, or environment, esp in order to settle there: opposed to EMIGRATE - Webster